More from Kristin Houser (Page 22)

For the first time, an infertile woman has given birth to a healthy baby after receiving a uterus transplant from a deceased person.
Health & Medicine

A Woman Gave Birth to a Healthy Child Using a Deceased Donor’s Uterus

By Kristin Houser

Waymo has launched a commercial self-driving taxi service called Waymo One, and it works a lot like Uber or Lyft — but without a driver.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Has Officially Launched a Self-Driving Taxi Service

By Kristin Houser

A New App Can Detect a Blood Disorder From a Photo of Your Nails
Health & Medicine

A New App Can Detect a Blood Disorder From a Photo of Your Nails

By Kristin Houser

Research on the gut of a tiny invertebrate called the gribble reveals how a certain protein could help lower the energy cost of creating biofuel from wood.
Science & Energy

A Tiny Crustacean Could Help Us Create Biofuel From Wood

By Kristin Houser

A team from the European Space Agency (ESA) released an image of what they believe the Sun's north pole looks like based existing data.
Science & Energy

We’ve Never Seen the Sun’s North Pole, so Scientists Simulated It

By Kristin Houser

People are more accepting of robot brothels if the person visiting the facility is unmarried, according to a study out of Finland.
Robotics

Study: People Are Chill With Robot Brothels — for Singles

By Kristin Houser

He Jiankui, the researcher behind the controversial gene-editing of a pair of twin babies in China, is currently nowhere to be found.
Prosthetics and Devices

The Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies Is Missing

By Kristin Houser

A self-driving vehicle named Lotte is taking autonomous delivery to the next level, eliminating the need for a human to immediately retrieve their package.
Self-Driving Vehicles

This Self-Driving Car Uses a Fold-Out Robot Arm to Deliver Parcels

By Kristin Houser

By the end of January 2019, Walmart plans to deploy 360 "robot janitors" capable of autonomously cleaning its stores' floors.
Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Is About to Deploy Hundreds of Robot Janitors

By Kristin Houser

In a video clip, Cimon, an AI bot designed to test robot-astronaut interactions, refuses to respond to commands and acts defensive — just like a teenager.
Artificial Intelligence

Watch the ISS’s New AI Robot Companion Act Like Kind of a Brat

By Kristin Houser

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at Bennu on Monday, a huge milestone in the agency's effort to return asteroid samples to Earth.
Science & Energy

NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission Just Reached Its Target

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from MIT built a cyborg houseplant that can sense light and move toward its source via a pair of attached wheels.
Robots and Machines

MIT Researchers Built a Cyborg Houseplant

By Kristin Houser

Five sites are now enrolling volunteers for MDMA clinical trials, with nine others in the U.S., Canada, and Israel expect to begin soon.
Health & Medicine

Five US Sites Are Now Enrolling Patients for MDMA Clinical Trials

By Kristin Houser

A smart dress that detects every time its wearer is touched shines a spotlight on sexual harassment in Ogilvy's "Dress for Respect" video.
Future Society

We Shouldn’t Need a Smart Dress to Show How Often People are Harassed in Public

By Kristin Houser

Virgin Galactic Will Send People to Space By Christmas. Maybe.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic Will Send People to Space By Christmas. Maybe.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a needle-covered patch that delivers stem cells directly to damaged hearts, helping the organs heal.
Health & Medicine

A Needle-Covered Patch Could Help Heal Damaged Hearts

By Kristin Houser

American life expectancy is on the decline due to an increase in overdoses and suicides, according to a new report from the CDC.
Health & Medicine

CDC: People In the United States Aren’t Living As Long

By Kristin Houser

On Tuesday, NASA announced the nine companies it has contracted to help transport astronauts and cargo to the Moon within the next 12 years.
Moon

These 9 Companies Will Help NASA Return Humans to the Moon

By Kristin Houser

Report: Global Temps Could Rise 9 Degrees Fahrenheit by 2100
Climate Change

Report: Global Temps Could Rise 9 Degrees Fahrenheit by 2100

By Kristin Houser

China Forces Tesla and Other EV Makers to Turn Over Driver Data
Tesla

China Forces Tesla and Other EV Makers to Turn Over Driver Data

By Kristin Houser

Researchers looking at Gaia satellite data have discovered a new galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, and not only is it massive, it's also "ghostly."
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover a “Ghost of a Galaxy” Orbiting the Milky Way

By Kristin Houser

Earth is about 200 million years away from forming a new supercontinent — and researchers have a few ideas of what it might look like.
Science & Energy

Experts Predict What Earth’s Next Supercontinent Will Look Like

By Kristin Houser

An Australian company was legally allowed to fire a worker who refused to use a fingerprint scanner to clock in and out of work.
Future Society

Australian Companies Can Fire Workers Who Refuse Biometric Scans

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences plan to construct a deep sea base run by artificially intelligent robots.
Artificial Intelligence

China Plans to Build a Deep Sea Base Run Entirely by AI

By Kristin Houser

Seattle-based startup DroneSeed uses swarms of drones powered by artificial intelligence to plant trees in areas devastated by wildfires.
Drones

Swarms of Drones Can Now Plant Trees in Areas Devastated by Fires

By Kristin Houser

The Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics just broke several records for stellarators.
Nuclear Fusion

A Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Set Several World Records

By Kristin Houser

One of the most powerful nations in the world has a five-part plan to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by its residents.
Science & Energy

Germany Just Unveiled Its Plan to Fight Plastic Waste

By Kristin Houser

Regulators are doing little to stop medical implants from injuring and killing thousands of people across the globe, according to a new report.
Medical

Report Reveals How Faulty Medical Implants Are Killing Patients

By Kristin Houser

The successful landing of NASA's InSight probe on Mars set the internet ablaze Monday afternoon. Here's what the world had to say about the mission.
Mars

The World Reacts to the Success of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander

By Kristin Houser

During an interview with Axios, Bill Gates noted his concern that people focusing on renewables as the answer to climate change are missing the big picture.
Climate Change

Bill Gates: Wind and Solar Alone Can’t Fight Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

During an interview with Axios, Elon Musk said he thinks there's a 70% chance he will go to Mars himself — and not just for a short visit.
Mars

Elon Musk Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance He’ll Move to Mars

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from UC David have released the first images produced by EXPLORER, a medical scanner that images the whole body in 3D.
Medical

See the 3D Images Produced by the First Full-Body Medical Scanner

By Kristin Houser

Walmart helped workers prepare for the Black Friday rush by providing them with VR simulations of what they could expect.
Virtual Reality

Walmart Used VR to Prepare Its Workers for Black Friday

By Kristin Houser

NASA's plans to conducts a "safety review" of SpaceX and Boeing stem from the agency's displeasure with Elon Musk's recent behavior.
NASA

NASA Isn’t Happy About SpaceX’s “Frat House” Culture

By Kristin Houser

Startup HyperSurfaces demonstrates how its AI-powered technology can make a car door, glass wall, or clothes rack "smart."
Artificial Intelligence

See How AI Can Turn Almost Any Surface Into a User Interface

By Kristin Houser

A new app puts the task of training AIs in the hands of Ugandan refugees, who can earn the money they earn to rebuild their lives.
Artificial Intelligence

Refugees in Uganda Are Earning Money by Training AIs

By Kristin Houser

Norweigen cruise line Hurtigruten plans to transform leftover fish parts into a biogas it can then use to power its ships.
Science & Energy

A Cruise Line Plans to Power Its Ships with Dead Fish

By Kristin Houser

According to a new report, cybersecurity is the area of technology healthcare executives believe will have the biggest industry impact in 2019.
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Is a Top Concern for Healthcare Executives

By Kristin Houser

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is tasked with defending U.S. infrastructure from both cyber and physical attacks.
Cybersecurity

The US Finally Has a Defense Agency Devoted to Cybersecurity

By Kristin Houser

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station can now use the Refabricator to transform plastic waste into needed tools.
Off-World

A New Gadget Turns Plastic Waste Into Tools Astronauts Need

By Kristin Houser

The Arecibo Observatory has unveiled the details of its New Arecibo Message global challenge, a contest to craft a new message to aliens.
Exobiology

Here’s How You Can Help Scientists Craft a Message to Aliens

By Kristin Houser

Up to 20 percents of the cells in our lab-grown mini kidneys are actually brain and muscle cells, according to new research.
Brain

Lab-Grown Mini Kidneys Keep Spawning Rogue Brain Cells

By Kristin Houser

Noted science educator Bill Nye thinks people would need to be on drugs to believe we could turn Mars into a place where humans could live.
Mars

Bill Nye on Terraforming Mars: “Are You Guys High?”

By Kristin Houser

Researchers studying a tiny microbe discover that it warrants the creation of an entirely new branch on the Charles Darwin-created Tree of Life.
Evolution

New Research Adds Another Branch to the Evolutionary Tree of Life

By Kristin Houser

Researchers are looking to the resin spurge, a plant with a super-hot active ingredient, as the potential future of pain relief.
Health & Medicine

A Super-Spicy Plant Could Help End the Opioid Crisis

By Kristin Houser

Startup Space Tango has unveiled an autonomous orbital facility powered by robots that could be the future of space manufacturing.
Off-World

Startup Unveils Plan for Autonomous Bots to Build Products in Space

By Kristin Houser

Abuse survivors are using cryptocurrency for crowdfunding so they can raise needed funds without potentially exposing their identities.
Blockchain

Blockchain Is Helping Abuse Survivors Gain Financial Independence

By Kristin Houser

DARPA is testing a sensor that would allow stratospheric balloons to remain in one place, possibly leading to a new military surveillance platform.
Future Society

DARPA’s Balloons Could Hover at the Edge of Space Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

Privacy experts are concerned that governments could use Amazon's patented accent-detection technology to violate civil rights.
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Warn of Amazon’s Accent-Detecting Technology

By Kristin Houser

In a new video, tech company Synthesia demonstrates its AI-powered dubbing tech, which could make it easy for others to create deepfakes.
Artificial Intelligence

See the Translation Tech Lawmakers Say “Threatens Democracy” in Action

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers in Singapore has developed an eye patch covered in dissolvable needles that deliver drugs right into the eyeball.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Invent an Eye Patch Covered in Drug-Delivering Needles

By Kristin Houser

Ford, Walmart, and Postmates have teamed up to develop a service in which self-driving cars deliver goods right to customers homes.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Ford and Walmart Want Self-Driving Cars to Deliver Your Groceries

By Kristin Houser

Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and software company Autodesk used AI to create a spider-like NASA lander.
Artificial Intelligence

See the Spider-Like Lunar Lander Developed By AI

By Kristin Houser

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”
Google

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”

By Kristin Houser

Governments should consider issuing their own digital currencies, the head of a global finance organization told attendees at a fintech conference.
Future Society

Head of IMF Urges Governments to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies

By Kristin Houser

China's "artificial sun" can now heat plasma to 100 million degrees C, the minimum temperature needed to produce a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.
Nuclear Fusion

China’s “Artificial Sun” Is Now Hot Enough for Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

A Google AI team has created an AI capable of identifying new speakers in audio clips even if it's never heard the speakers before.
Google

Google’s New AI Can Recognize Voices It’s Never Heard Before

By Kristin Houser

The Two Fastest Supercomputers on Earth Belong to the US
Computers

The Two Fastest Supercomputers on Earth Belong to the US

By Kristin Houser

A newly uploaded video featuring a drone bike theft is probably fake, but it does draw attention to the possibility of the devices supporting crime.
Drones

Watch a Drone Steal a Bicycle

By Kristin Houser

We Should Make Dangerous Robots Look Dangerous, Says Roboticist
Robotics

We Should Make Dangerous Robots Look Dangerous, Says Roboticist

By Kristin Houser

Sources close to the matter shared details on Samsung's foldable phone, including its price and release date, with Yonhap News Agency.
Robots and Machines

Here’s What Samsung’s Foldable Phone Will Probably Cost You

By Kristin Houser

Tesla developed bioweapon defense mode to help drivers in the event of an attack, but it's also helping them breathe during California's wildfires.
Tesla

Tesla’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode” Is Helping Californians Breathe

By Kristin Houser

German researchers have grown human heart tissue that expresses genes, responds to drugs, and beats just like the real thing.
Health & Medicine

See Lab-Grown Human Heart Tissue Beat Like a Real Heart

By Kristin Houser

The headmaster of a Chinese high school lost his job after he was discovered mining crypto using the school's electricity.
Cryptocurrency

Headmaster Fired for Stealing School’s Electricity to Mine Crypto

By Kristin Houser